Pro women's field awaits the start of stage two on the Laguna Seca Raceway.

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Zach Noonan (D3Devo p/b Airgas) leads the early breakaway up through the feed zone.

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Laura Brown sets a hard pace to soften up the field on the second large climb of the road race course.

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Oliva Dillon is shadowed by All Stacher on the second lap of the road race.

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David Santos is shadowed by Ricardo Van Der Velde in a breakaway attempt in the continuing competition between the Cash Call Mortgage and Jelly Belly teams at the Sea Otter Classic.

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Cody Kaiser, an elite-level cyclocross racer, makes smooth work of a bike swap during the road race.

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The Sea Otter Classic road course is not spectator-friendly in more ways than one.

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Race winner Alex Hagman is congratulated by teammate Chris Kriek.

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Alex Hagman (Jelly Belly p/b Kenda) put his climbing acumen on display as he won the men's road race at the Sea Otter Classic while GC leader Cole House (Cash Call Mortgage) dug deep on the finishing climb on Barloy Canyon Road to remain in the leader's jersey.

After an opening neutral section to arrive at the Fort Ord circuit, the men's peloton faced eight laps of the undulating 7.7 mile circuit followed by a two-mile ascent to the finish line on the Barloy Canyon hilltop.

An early break was neutralised in the approach to the finishing climb where a peloton approximately 40-strong began the ascent to the finish. Hagman attacked alone on the climb, whose slope grew steadily steeper in the approach to the line, and was just able to hold off Kirk Carlsen (Predator Carbon Repair) for victory. Carlsen finished in the same time as Hagman while House edged Hagman's teammate Morgan Schmitt for third at five seconds.

The men's general classification remains tight after two stages with the top 10 riders separated by just 26 seconds. Stage 1 winner Cole House retained the leader's jersey with a two-second advantage over Carlsen while Hagman moves up to third overall at five seconds.

Jade Wilcoxson (Optum p/b Kelly Benefit Strategies) remains unbeaten in the women's Sea Otter Classic as she outkicked Flavia Oliveira (DNA Cycling p/b Plan7) to win the road race and remain in the leader's jersey. Kristabel Doebel-Hickok (SPY-Giant Ride) finished third at three seconds while Ally Stacher (Specialized-lululemon) led in a four-rider group for fourth at six seconds.

The women's race unfolded in similar fashion to the men's, with the final climb of Barloy Canyon Road the decisive element following five circuits of the Fort Ord loop.

Wilcoxson leads Oliveira by 11 seconds on general classification with Stacher in third at 15 seconds.

The men's and women's Sea Otter Classic pelotons both face a 7.8-mile time trial stage on Saturday followed by the concluding circuit race on Sunday.